MARK IV Automotive

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	1905	Dayton Rubber Company is established in Dayton, Ohio (USA).
	1960	The company name is changed to DAYCO CORPORATION.
	1986	Armtek acquires Dayco's operations in belts and rubber hoses. It is renamed Dayco Products Inc.
	1988	MARK IV acquires Armtek.

	1990	Dayco's European headquarters are established in Sweden.
	1991	Tecaflex (Italy) and System Stecko (UK) are acquired.
	1993	Flexomatic (Germany) is acquired. Pirelli Trasmissioni Industriali group of companies is acquired.
	1994	MARK IV acquires Dayco Hevas AB (Sweden).
	1995	MARK IV acquires FitzSimons, US.

	1996	MARK IV's operations are organized into two distinct global operations: MARK IV AUTOMOTIVE and MARK IV INDUSTRIAL. CTM ( Italy ) is acquired.
	1997	Nuova Eletta (Italy) is acquired. LPI Systèmes Moteurs SA (France) is acquired. Our new plant in Follonica, Italy starts production of hoses for power-steering and air-conditioning. MARK IV Automotive buys out its JV partner and works with the Brazilian fuel-market from two wholly owned companies, Daytec SA and Tecalon SA. Production within Power Transmission starts in a new plant established in Cordoba, Argentina. Dayco Argentina is a wholly owned subsidiary to MARK IV Automotive.
	1998	In Melbourne, Australia a new plant is established for Fluid Handling production and assemblies. A new distribution center in Fayetteville, NC, USA is opened. It is a new, more efficient 500,000 sqft Center for the aftermarket distribution. The decision is taken to establish production of Air Intake Manifolds in Montreal, Canada during 1999 for the North American OEM market
	1999	MARK IV Automotive enters the small diesel engine market. Lombardini (Italy) is acquired. Ruggerini (Italy) is acquired. CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) product range is acquired from Piaggio (Italy). The plant in Montreal, Canada starts production of Air Intake Manifolds for the North American OEM market.
	2000	BC Partners Ltd acquires MARK IV Industries as majority shareholder.

	2001	Protective Closure business in US is sold. Dayco Sweden (Platform) is sold. Dayco Europe's Platform activities (including South America) are sold. Cremsa, Spain (Pulleys and Dampers) is acquired. All global Industrial activities are sold.